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in the case of katrina, we did not have any official channels of information. we didn't hear anything through the local emergency managers, the state emergency managers because they did not have power and communications. so that was a major challenge and something that's been resolved. sounds like both in japan and the united states with several technology means like satellite phones. then you have communications capabilities, but two, in addition to the media and what made the two disasters different, what's changed from 2005 to 2011. we also have social media. that made a huge difference. the social media, for better or worse, provided realtime information to everybody at the same time. the government found out at the same time the public did, but the good news is at least they had the information. >> i'll just throw a comment on. even elements like the national guard that you know, people are looking for ways to get communications back up and will come in in temporary cell towers antd some way to get connectivity out there. everybody understands how valuable
in the case of katrina, we did not have any official channels of information. we didn't hear anything through the local emergency managers, the state emergency managers because they did not have power and communications. so that was a major challenge and something that's been resolved. sounds like both in japan and the united states with several technology means like satellite phones. then you have communications capabilities, but two, in addition to the media and what made the two disasters...
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. >> a lot of criticism of fema back in katrina. today we hear nothing but good about fema. >> i thank craig would lives and breathes this stuff. >>neil: not so fast because all in rescueville is not so great. a lot of the folks they represent would like to kick them in the ass. this is the reality. welcome, everyone, not so happy friday. mr. president, you may want to wait on the "heck of a job" thing because rescue efforts have become heck of a joke for folks in the northeast fuming. because the help isn't coming. in gas. no power. no food. they have had it. >> restaurants and boats and homes are looted. >> the coast guard has not been here to help. >> come here and walk into the streets here. the water is this high. you have to wear the waders. >>neil: that is just on staten island. homes are swamps. motorists are stuck if -- in gas lines, four hours or more if you can find a place to fill in. two-thirds of gas stations even now in new york and new jersey remain shut down. out of juice. out of gas. thousands are fuming, out of po
. >> a lot of criticism of fema back in katrina. today we hear nothing but good about fema. >> i thank craig would lives and breathes this stuff. >>neil: not so fast because all in rescueville is not so great. a lot of the folks they represent would like to kick them in the ass. this is the reality. welcome, everyone, not so happy friday. mr. president, you may want to wait on the "heck of a job" thing because rescue efforts have become heck of a joke for folks in...
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it you sad up katrina it was 150 million. it's a big storm and a lot of damage, but less than katrina. >> susie: quickly, mark, because on friday we have the employment numbers coming out. i'd like your take on that. what are you expecting in terms of new job hirings and the unemployment rate? we've created 150,000 jobs a month over the past three years. i expect that's roughly what we'll get. unemployment, as you remember, it dips down unexpectedly to 7.8%, i expect that will notch up a tenth or two. i don't think we go over 8%. >> susie: it could notch up a bilt. good information. mark, always a pleasure talking to you. mark zandi. >> thank you. >> tom: still ahead, from downed powerlines, to flooded out utilities, we talk about powering back up after sandy, with the head of nextera energy. >> susie: hurricane sandy has created an energy shock in the northeast, gas pumps aren't working, supplies are tight, and where there is fuel, there are long lines; reminiscent of the 1970's gas shortage. with two major gasoline refineri
it you sad up katrina it was 150 million. it's a big storm and a lot of damage, but less than katrina. >> susie: quickly, mark, because on friday we have the employment numbers coming out. i'd like your take on that. what are you expecting in terms of new job hirings and the unemployment rate? we've created 150,000 jobs a month over the past three years. i expect that's roughly what we'll get. unemployment, as you remember, it dips down unexpectedly to 7.8%, i expect that will notch up a...
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take care. >>> tulane university was hammered by katrina. now, the school's president will join us once again and tell us how his school and the entire community has changed. >>> later on, they promised a big energy boost but is it a bunch of burnink? new york investigates what's in those energy drinks? [ male announcer ] it's a golden opportunity to experience the ultimate expression of power... control. [ engine revs ] during the golden opportunity sales event, get great values on some of our newest models. this is the pursuit of perfection. get great values on some of our newest models. at merrill lynch, we understand the importance of your goals. today, our financial advisors lead from a new position of strength. together with bank of america, they have access to more resources than ever before. a steadfast commitment to help you achieve your financial goals in life. that's the power of the right advisor. that's merrill lynch. >>> for those in new orleans, the threat of hurricane isaac is a glaring reminder of katrina. your next guest wa
take care. >>> tulane university was hammered by katrina. now, the school's president will join us once again and tell us how his school and the entire community has changed. >>> later on, they promised a big energy boost but is it a bunch of burnink? new york investigates what's in those energy drinks? [ male announcer ] it's a golden opportunity to experience the ultimate expression of power... control. [ engine revs ] during the golden opportunity sales event, get great...
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there have been a lot of comparisons to katrina. and this is something that really does remind me of katrina, emergency officials marking every single house so that other emergency officials who come through can know, are there bodies in here? has it been cleared? the deeper we went on our tour of hell, the more bizarre the scenery became. when the wave came through, they radically reshuffled the deck here. things everybody's worldly possessions way out of play. the boat in the driveway and come over here, take a look at this. we have a jacuzzi in a tree. this is quite extraordinary and reminds me of what one guy we met just a few hours ago said. he asked me a question, he said, who's the boss? and i said, who? and he said, mother nature. but the craziest thing we saw today was donald's house. this is your house right here? >> yeah. yeah, this is my house. it used to be over there. >> reporter: the house, just to put a fine point on this, the house was there -- >> right. >> reporter: and the water pushed it all the way over here. >>
there have been a lot of comparisons to katrina. and this is something that really does remind me of katrina, emergency officials marking every single house so that other emergency officials who come through can know, are there bodies in here? has it been cleared? the deeper we went on our tour of hell, the more bizarre the scenery became. when the wave came through, they radically reshuffled the deck here. things everybody's worldly possessions way out of play. the boat in the driveway and...
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experts believe this played a major role in the devastation of hurricane katrina. they warn of more disasters ahead due to climate change, but that was not a subject during the presidential debates. >> the no one talked about climate change. we had three debates and not a single mention of climate change. the first time where we have had complete quiet on that issue. i was very disappointed. >> he will not say who he is voting for. no matter who becomes president, dean hopes they will have a full plate. >> the country is on its way to phasing out nuclear power. germany says promoting -- germany is promoting alternative sources of energy. >> cost remains an issue. scientists have a solution. here, downsizing is the key. >> it is a fresh idea that could help germany's solar-energy industry out of its current crisis, using a lens to concentrate light on the mini solar panel. this man won the prize for his multilayered solar panel. it could be a cheaper alternative to bigger panels, while still producing the same amount of electricity. price is a big issue. attorney's
experts believe this played a major role in the devastation of hurricane katrina. they warn of more disasters ahead due to climate change, but that was not a subject during the presidential debates. >> the no one talked about climate change. we had three debates and not a single mention of climate change. the first time where we have had complete quiet on that issue. i was very disappointed. >> he will not say who he is voting for. no matter who becomes president, dean hopes they...
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this broadcast has by the way, spent a lot of time and put down roots in the years since hurricane katrina. new orleans, louisiana, is easy to love, a city full of survivors who believe the good times must roll on, and that has always for them included the local paper with the unusual name, the times-picayune, but today's bad news from there was about the local paper, and nbc's anne thompson has our report tonight. >>> it is a force even the times-picayune couldn't withstand. the new orleans paper that survived the civil war, a threat by louisiana governor huey long to break every machine it had, countless mergers and most famously, hurricane katrina, bowed to the economics of the newspaper industry. >> it's something that is important in the community. >> this fall, it will go from printing papers seven days a week to three while increasing its online efforts. a new direction that will mean job cuts and a loss of community created by everyone reading the same thing. >> online, people tend to go in a lot of different directions. whereas when someone delivers you the newspaper, you look at
this broadcast has by the way, spent a lot of time and put down roots in the years since hurricane katrina. new orleans, louisiana, is easy to love, a city full of survivors who believe the good times must roll on, and that has always for them included the local paper with the unusual name, the times-picayune, but today's bad news from there was about the local paper, and nbc's anne thompson has our report tonight. >>> it is a force even the times-picayune couldn't withstand. the new...
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at it quite a big toll. >> probably talking about something close to 70, $80 billion, not as big as katrina but getting in that league. >> so, if it's in that range, professor, you're suggesting this is one of the most expensive storms in american history? >> yeah. it's note the biggest. however, look at where it hit. right smack into the financial center, and then i'm a native new yorker, well familiar with long beach, rockaway beach, long island, the shoreline of new jersey, spending summers there, and those places are vulnerable to this kind of storm, and they're not built for it, and we're seeing communities completely devastated and it's going to be a long process of rebuilding. >> is there an economic stimulus impact, dr., from that activity? the rebuilding. >> absolutely. it's kind of paradoxical. although we're poor because we lost this property, we are going to get a boost to gdp because people will start spending money again they didn't spend this week, but all the rebuilding, we use lots of folks that are unemployed in the construction sector, and we'll use industrial capacity to
at it quite a big toll. >> probably talking about something close to 70, $80 billion, not as big as katrina but getting in that league. >> so, if it's in that range, professor, you're suggesting this is one of the most expensive storms in american history? >> yeah. it's note the biggest. however, look at where it hit. right smack into the financial center, and then i'm a native new yorker, well familiar with long beach, rockaway beach, long island, the shoreline of new jersey,...
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the storm didn't hit tampa and didn't hit new orleans like katrina hit new orleans for sure. and peggy noonen's blog they debuted it how the republican convention went from nervousness and fear the first couple of days to a much happier outcome by wednesday or thursday. >> andrea mitchell mentioned the photo of president bush flying over and not landing in new orleans during katrina. he later said look, anytime a president goes anywhere you have to have all kinds of motorcade coverage, you have to police, and emt's and it's just a logistical nightmare and that's why i stayed away, but that doesn't get covered. >> welcome, i think it is being covered because president obama has just made, had the same decision with respect to a visit down there. >> he's going there monday. >> he's going there on monday. >> and says he wants to give things a chance to cool, to settle down. exactly, and i think that people do understand though at the time, it was not the fact that president bush flew over that disaster area, as much as the fact that it was such a disaster earlier because fema an
the storm didn't hit tampa and didn't hit new orleans like katrina hit new orleans for sure. and peggy noonen's blog they debuted it how the republican convention went from nervousness and fear the first couple of days to a much happier outcome by wednesday or thursday. >> andrea mitchell mentioned the photo of president bush flying over and not landing in new orleans during katrina. he later said look, anytime a president goes anywhere you have to have all kinds of motorcade coverage,...
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you know, 7 years ago to the day, for katrina. it's a little ear tow me that --eery to to me, that the storm doesn't seem to be packing that punch. but have folks heeded the call? are you getting the help you need. >> i think we are. the district we represent has had a rough 10 years with four major hurricanes, an oil spill and hurricane isaac. our local officials and first responders are great. they have had a lot of real life experience on this. a lot of people have heeded the call. i think it's just a matter of getting through this calamity and assessing the damage. >> let's talk about getting through t. congressman, i understand jure governor, bobby jindal, sent a letter to president obama saying that the feds are not giving the state the help that they need? >> well, i think what the governor's been asking for and the fact that during major hurricanes, the federal government has helped in the aftermath and also in the preparation as well. i am pretty sure that the letter that went to the president was saying, look, the state
you know, 7 years ago to the day, for katrina. it's a little ear tow me that --eery to to me, that the storm doesn't seem to be packing that punch. but have folks heeded the call? are you getting the help you need. >> i think we are. the district we represent has had a rough 10 years with four major hurricanes, an oil spill and hurricane isaac. our local officials and first responders are great. they have had a lot of real life experience on this. a lot of people have heeded the call. i...
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the agency has grown in the wake of katrina. the funding extension passed by congress this fall addressed very little of these problems. made an attempt to stop insuring properties that are repeatedly flooded, but addressing the beer issue, not a chance. another can take down the road. at a time when we can least afford it. a lot more still ahead as we track hurricanes sandy. how will this storm that the elections to make some say president obama has the vantage. is that true? we will be right back. ♪ 0t[h7 gerri: an october surprise like no other, hurricanes and. gerri: of the election. which candidate will get blown off course next. ♪ gerri: we are, of course, in the final days of the election, but with hurricanes and the hammering down the east coast of president obama and mitt romney scrapping most of their events for today and tomorrow. canceling all of their advance, are we looking at the october surprise? joining me now, 64 impact chairman and democratic strategist. let's start with you. i wants to place some sound f
the agency has grown in the wake of katrina. the funding extension passed by congress this fall addressed very little of these problems. made an attempt to stop insuring properties that are repeatedly flooded, but addressing the beer issue, not a chance. another can take down the road. at a time when we can least afford it. a lot more still ahead as we track hurricanes sandy. how will this storm that the elections to make some say president obama has the vantage. is that true? we will be right...
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my sister is a katrina survivor on the mississippi gulf coast. our family was blessed and survived all of that. it was really hard. and the one thing i would say is that any time an incumbent leader gets to show leadership, they're doing their job and it is one more reason to support them when they're up for re-election. but that's really what you call the benefits of incumbentship wouldn't you? >> jennifer: yeah. >> because the risk is also equally on the other side. if a leader does not step up in a time of need or crisis, it is equally deadly for them politically. >> jennifer: you have to hand it to mitt romney for at least encouraging people to donate to the red cross et cetera. i think that's a form of leadership as well. but clearly the president has the microphone at this point. we're seeing -- i'm curious about what we're seeing in terms of the fallout of the storm itself. we're seeing changes in early voting in states all along the eastern seaboard. do you think that's going to make a difference? will people go to the polls anyway just a
my sister is a katrina survivor on the mississippi gulf coast. our family was blessed and survived all of that. it was really hard. and the one thing i would say is that any time an incumbent leader gets to show leadership, they're doing their job and it is one more reason to support them when they're up for re-election. but that's really what you call the benefits of incumbentship wouldn't you? >> jennifer: yeah. >> because the risk is also equally on the other side. if a leader...
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we have to look at the way we build our infrastructure right at the end of katrina the streets of new orleans were dropped what happened was the infrastructure that we built the levees collapsed. in your part of the question what is our infrastructure does or does our subway system allows for us which we can go on to a tremendous amount. good enough for the climate we live in and i think what this week is showing. places like long island where no you don't work for the jersey shore the question is does our electrical grid that have that ability to survive in disaster but think the answer is it's pretty clear we know and it's really tough here because when you take a look for example of the new york subway this is something i was shocked to learn seven million people a day people coming in and out of different parts of new york jersey. and of course within the island of manhattan of course but one hundred five hundred years is a pretty good run to go without having any major disaster of course and now that we have it certainly is an appropriate time to ask these questions is it good en
we have to look at the way we build our infrastructure right at the end of katrina the streets of new orleans were dropped what happened was the infrastructure that we built the levees collapsed. in your part of the question what is our infrastructure does or does our subway system allows for us which we can go on to a tremendous amount. good enough for the climate we live in and i think what this week is showing. places like long island where no you don't work for the jersey shore the question...
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john: one example from hurricane katrina. john shepperd said bought 19 generators drove 600 miles offered to sell them to times what he paid for people were eager to buy them but the police arrested him, confiscated the generato and he was a jail for days. who wins? >> friends like that mississippi does not eed enemies. they take scarce resources from areas of relatively low need to areas of high need. with generators, and nobody got the after he was arrested. john: what about the pork? the poor are cut out. >> but merely passing th law to say you are not allowed to raise prices does not guarantee people get flashlights. price gouging lies prevents people from bringing more flashlights to the market. john: vs. bringing it down to bring more. who raid four price gouging. i call it flexible prices and also how i personally rip you off and got to live in this bea john: let's expand the debate of myths to the election. i am told the president will be chosen by a a small percentage of the undecided voters. who were they? the "huff
john: one example from hurricane katrina. john shepperd said bought 19 generators drove 600 miles offered to sell them to times what he paid for people were eager to buy them but the police arrested him, confiscated the generato and he was a jail for days. who wins? >> friends like that mississippi does not eed enemies. they take scarce resources from areas of relatively low need to areas of high need. with generators, and nobody got the after he was arrested. john: what about the pork?...
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but isaac is not as big as katrina. the superstorm, which devastating the city. hurricane isaac is 200 miles across, spinning off spans of rain and high winds across this gulf coast. it's hard to predict exactly where the eye will strike, where will be most badly affected but forecasters say it's heading straight for new orleans and they're bracing for themselves. they've seen it all before here, but many have seen isaac coming and decided to stay and sit this one out. >> i'm not too worried, you know what i'm saying, because it doesn't seem like a powerful storm like katrina was but you never know when it hits the gulf. >> a lot of people, you know, i think they're more prepared. they feel more comfortable about the levees and because it's not as an enormous of a storm, you know? >> but isaac is gradually closing in on new orleans. its winds are expected to be blowing at more than 85 miles an hour by the time it strikes land. its strength whipping up to the sea into storm surges. >> we are dealing with a big storm and there could be significant flooding and othe
but isaac is not as big as katrina. the superstorm, which devastating the city. hurricane isaac is 200 miles across, spinning off spans of rain and high winds across this gulf coast. it's hard to predict exactly where the eye will strike, where will be most badly affected but forecasters say it's heading straight for new orleans and they're bracing for themselves. they've seen it all before here, but many have seen isaac coming and decided to stay and sit this one out. >> i'm not too...
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the city and the surrounding gulf coast -- isaac has not been as strong as katrina. we know areas have been flooded, but until the wind drops and the storm moves on, it is hard to know how destructive hurricane isaac has been. >> competing against hurricane as it for media attention in the u.s. is the republican national convention now in full swing hundreds of miles away in florida -- competing against hurricane isaac for media attention. paul reiser will take center stage tonight to accept the party's vice-presidential nomination -- paul ryan will take center stage. >> in tampa, the musicians have been limbering up, the lights are set, and the balloons are hung in the rafters behind me. tomorrow in the time-honored american political tradition, they will be dropped on to this convention floor, but tonight belongs to one man. the speeches of vice- presidential nominees are often something of an afterthought. not so this time. when congressman paul ryan takes to the stage, the conservative party will go wild. he is only 90 two on the ticket, but tonight, paul ryan is
the city and the surrounding gulf coast -- isaac has not been as strong as katrina. we know areas have been flooded, but until the wind drops and the storm moves on, it is hard to know how destructive hurricane isaac has been. >> competing against hurricane as it for media attention in the u.s. is the republican national convention now in full swing hundreds of miles away in florida -- competing against hurricane isaac for media attention. paul reiser will take center stage tonight to...
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compare those numbers to hurricane katrina in 2005, five states were affected. with 157 billion in restoration, reparation and rebuilding costs. and they're still counting seven years later. back on lbi, it's too difficult for kyle to think that far ahead. >> i'll just rebuild and move on. that's all. >> reporter: and kyle isn't alone. many others vow they'll do the same. the mayor of long beach island estimates the damage here alone could cost $1 billion. brian? >> katy tur on the strip of land the locals call lbi on the jersey shore. katy, thanks. >>> the early estimates are in from yesterday, by the way, so-called cyber monday. the experts predict early on sales will be above last year. the most searched retail items so far this shopping season, kindle fires and ugg boots. and a whole lot of people are anxious to win a pile of money. the powerball jackpot is now up to $500 million. and nbc's john yang has our report from chicago. >> reporter: these aren't just lottery tickets, they're dreams. >> we're winners this time. >> all it takes is $2 to win. >> report
compare those numbers to hurricane katrina in 2005, five states were affected. with 157 billion in restoration, reparation and rebuilding costs. and they're still counting seven years later. back on lbi, it's too difficult for kyle to think that far ahead. >> i'll just rebuild and move on. that's all. >> reporter: and kyle isn't alone. many others vow they'll do the same. the mayor of long beach island estimates the damage here alone could cost $1 billion. brian? >> katy tur...
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katrina made our case forcefully. she did it without a hint of an edge or snarky humor or even questionable taste. twe won and were not shy about celebrating. we were exuberant celebrators. the sense of grace combined with her intensity and style. in a world of kardashians and other circus acts in the media, she is a giant gusts of intelligence and class. it makes me feel old to say this, but i know her mom, and equally fascinating woman, a great writer. her grandfather founded the music corporation of america that defined culture and music today. having said that about her mother, i feel i should balance that by saying i cannot count on my fingers and toes together all of the otherwise party intellectuals and regular people who have confided [unintelligible] [laughter] i am wondering. she is the editor and publisher of "the nation." she is summa cum laude from princeton. she is here with her first collection, "fighting for progress in the age of obama." i do not always agree with her personally when it comes to polit
katrina made our case forcefully. she did it without a hint of an edge or snarky humor or even questionable taste. twe won and were not shy about celebrating. we were exuberant celebrators. the sense of grace combined with her intensity and style. in a world of kardashians and other circus acts in the media, she is a giant gusts of intelligence and class. it makes me feel old to say this, but i know her mom, and equally fascinating woman, a great writer. her grandfather founded the music...
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john: one example from hurricane katrina. john shepperd said bought 19 generators drove 600 miles offered to sell them to times what he paid for people were eager to buy them but the police arrested him, confiscated the generator and he was a jail for days. who wins? >> friends like that mississippi does not eed enemies. they take scarce resources from areas of relatively low need to areas of high need. with generators, and nobody got the after he was arrested. john: what about the pork? the poor are cut out. >> but merely passing the law to say you are not allowed to raise prices does not guarantee people get flashlights. price gouging lies prevents people from bringing more flashlights to the market. john: vs. bringing it down to bring more. who raid four price gouging. i call it flexible prices and also how i personally rip you off and got to live in this bea john: let's expand the debate of myths to the election. i am told the president will be chosen by a a small percentage of the undecided voters. who were they? the "hu
john: one example from hurricane katrina. john shepperd said bought 19 generators drove 600 miles offered to sell them to times what he paid for people were eager to buy them but the police arrested him, confiscated the generator and he was a jail for days. who wins? >> friends like that mississippi does not eed enemies. they take scarce resources from areas of relatively low need to areas of high need. with generators, and nobody got the after he was arrested. john: what about the pork?...
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katrina was. preliminary evacuations, just voluntarily here within the city. they are not going to make it mandatory until it becomes a 2 or 3 and frankly it's too late for that. there are no shelters of last resort. they have a handful of smaller shell terz for homeless people to go into. they have warned people to make your choice and then basically live with it. they are prepped for rescue if they need it. but at this point they are not -- they are not making evacuations mandatory here in the city. folks are going to have to ride it out. >> i was reading that this morning, if you haven't made it out, you're staying and hopefully you don't have to be rescued. live for us in new orleans, rob, thank you. >>> that massive storm is triggering hurricane warnings along a wide stretch of the gulf coast including the entire mississippi coast. some spots are all too familiar with this type of disaster. katrina's storm surge crashed homes. look at those pictures. that was on the eastern side of the storm.
katrina was. preliminary evacuations, just voluntarily here within the city. they are not going to make it mandatory until it becomes a 2 or 3 and frankly it's too late for that. there are no shelters of last resort. they have a handful of smaller shell terz for homeless people to go into. they have warned people to make your choice and then basically live with it. they are prepped for rescue if they need it. but at this point they are not -- they are not making evacuations mandatory here in...
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he was also -- his post katrina writing in colorlines magazine shared id journalism award for best katrina coverage in the ethnic press. he is produced segments for al jazeera, democracy now and other news organizations. he is particularly qualified to discuss the topics of tonight, digital activism, and resistance in media from new orleans to egypt to occupy. jordan flaherty is the author of a new book, "floodlines: community and resistance from katrina to the jena six." please join me in welcoming to the world affairs council mr. jordan flaherty. [applause] >> thank you very much. thank you, everyone. it is an honor to be here. i want to especially thank the board and staff with the world affairs council for making this happen. can people hear me ok? i have a double microphone going on here. it is important that an organization like this exist to have these dialogues in the city. we have such an incredibly lively culture in the city that sometimes we do not get to think about the issues outside the city and it is important to have been used with these issues can be discussed. the world o
he was also -- his post katrina writing in colorlines magazine shared id journalism award for best katrina coverage in the ethnic press. he is produced segments for al jazeera, democracy now and other news organizations. he is particularly qualified to discuss the topics of tonight, digital activism, and resistance in media from new orleans to egypt to occupy. jordan flaherty is the author of a new book, "floodlines: community and resistance from katrina to the jena six." please join...
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like katrina, three days like katrina, three days out, we're still learning about places receiving very little help and attention, like staten island, ann curry has more. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you, that is right, the outrage boiled over here in staten island, because more than three days after the hurricane here, people from the close-knit community, accused them of responding much slower here than to the richer parts of the city. >> every single person on this block lost everything. >> reporter: staten island has had enough. >> we just want everyone to know that we are hurting down here and we need help, immediately. >> reporter: residents here are asking why hasn't more help arrived? >> i think we're not getting more attention, because we are a working class neighborhood. and it is kind of like fend for yourself kind of thing. >> reporter: on the streets hit with debris, where the death toll has gone up to at least 19, today, the fury was seen live on television. >> but you need to come here and help us, we need help, please. >> reporter: they call it a disgrace. >> they
like katrina, three days like katrina, three days out, we're still learning about places receiving very little help and attention, like staten island, ann curry has more. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you, that is right, the outrage boiled over here in staten island, because more than three days after the hurricane here, people from the close-knit community, accused them of responding much slower here than to the richer parts of the city. >> every single person on this block...
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he said florida was with hurricane andrew, and with hurricane katrina it wasn. the facts simply weren't true, hurricane katrina got $110 billion to the gulf coast. well more than was spent in new york, with the stafford exemption. additional grant for the federal government. had a white politician done this to a white crowd crowd, saying a black president was denying funds to a white section of the country as not part of the community, the press would tear him alive. if you don't believe me, ask trent lott. >> is it also the way president obama was speaking? did it raise his eyebrows to you and it shows president obama is different than the way he regularly portrays himself? >> anderson, i'm from louisiana, if i were talking to you the way i talked to friends back home, you wouldn't be able ton me. >> my dad is from mississippi. >> this is a politician pandering to a crowd. george bush would sound more southern below the mason/dixon line. and the right still lamb upons hillary clinton for trying to put on an accent. politicians on both sides do that. >> roland m
he said florida was with hurricane andrew, and with hurricane katrina it wasn. the facts simply weren't true, hurricane katrina got $110 billion to the gulf coast. well more than was spent in new york, with the stafford exemption. additional grant for the federal government. had a white politician done this to a white crowd crowd, saying a black president was denying funds to a white section of the country as not part of the community, the press would tear him alive. if you don't believe me,...
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all that changed post-katrina. the standup of northern command, which is out in california -- colorado, their job is to prepare the federal troops in support of the national guard. the whole paradigm shift in the national guard. for the first time, we have multiple federal duhac commanders authorized by the secretary of defense before the event and in each state, when federal troops come in, they will work on the national guard commander, the dual hat, all this happened post-katrina to try to make government more effective. don? >> if you were wounding what good could come out of katrina, that's one thing, at least one thing more prepared so people don't have to lose their lives and they can get where they should be well before the storm makes it ashore. >> a lot of preparedness have happened. people have understood, you got to use all the assets inside the city inside the state, turning schools into shelters. turning buildings, available buildings into shelter, using local transportation and see this thing up in n
all that changed post-katrina. the standup of northern command, which is out in california -- colorado, their job is to prepare the federal troops in support of the national guard. the whole paradigm shift in the national guard. for the first time, we have multiple federal duhac commanders authorized by the secretary of defense before the event and in each state, when federal troops come in, they will work on the national guard commander, the dual hat, all this happened post-katrina to try to...
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el canal de la calle 17 poderosas bombas de achique post katrina trabajaban sin parar. muchos como manuel guerra se quedaron protegiendo sus casos no anticipaban algo tan grave. >>> desde ayer en la noche en la madrugada me ha dado pon quito mÁs de temor porque estaba fuerte el viento >>> mientras los vientos de isaac comienzan a amainar un poco, vemos inundaciones por doquier esto representa un gran obstÁculo para la gente vive en esta Área, si no tambiÉn para las autoridades que usan estas vÍas para servicios de emergencias. desde que los vientos a mÍa nma un poco pudieron sacar a las persona las persona personas. >>> sentir katrina, y 7 aÑos despuÉs vuelve a entrar isaac >>> en efecto asÍ como en katrina muchos que descartaron atrapados en sus casas, los sobre rishts socorristas han rompido techos para sacarlos. estamos en vivo con enrique, y a pesar que este es el fantasma para muchos, la pesadilla de katrina no podemos hacer una comparaciÓn real, vemos lo que han dicho desde este punto de vista. >>> llama la atenciÓn lo que dice el alcalde estado ciudad
el canal de la calle 17 poderosas bombas de achique post katrina trabajaban sin parar. muchos como manuel guerra se quedaron protegiendo sus casos no anticipaban algo tan grave. >>> desde ayer en la noche en la madrugada me ha dado pon quito mÁs de temor porque estaba fuerte el viento >>> mientras los vientos de isaac comienzan a amainar un poco, vemos inundaciones por doquier esto representa un gran obstÁculo para la gente vive en esta Área, si no tambiÉn para las...
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he was in two weeks after hurricane katrina. are you confident that fema is prepared given the sheer size of this storm, almost a thousand miles in dimer. >> it is a huge storm and the impact will on the storm is so big, it is impacting several states from dc all the way up to maine at the s same time. but i am rae very comfortable. we have a great administrator running the organization. he gets it, he's from florida, a good emergency manager. doesn't run around with his hair on fire. so i'm confident they will do a good job. >> on a conference call today n fact, youro successor, mr. fugate said the disaster fund at fema has a billion dollars in t more or less. is that enough for this kind of response that will be necessary? >> probably at the end of the day the expenses will be momr than that. but es, it's enough for t now. what the president has done, the president has done a prelandfall declaration of all of the states up the east coast. so that allows the administrator to move supplies in now, move people in now, rescue team
he was in two weeks after hurricane katrina. are you confident that fema is prepared given the sheer size of this storm, almost a thousand miles in dimer. >> it is a huge storm and the impact will on the storm is so big, it is impacting several states from dc all the way up to maine at the s same time. but i am rae very comfortable. we have a great administrator running the organization. he gets it, he's from florida, a good emergency manager. doesn't run around with his hair on fire. so...
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of course this will be about half of katrina's damage. and of course we know what katrina today and especially the new orleans area. so this is rare territory. and this was a category 1. at one time katrina a category 5. 3 at landfall. so just shows you what happens. even if it's a category 1, if you go in to a very populated area of the country is where this storm made landfall and that's why these numbers are astronomical for on the insurance industry. the loss is just insane. so the storm still lingers today. the damage is all done. a lot of the heavy snow is just about overwith. west virginia, some areas got two to three feet of snow. it remains kind of stuck, though, because the weather pattern that enabled this storm to come at us from the ocean, from the unusual direction, the high pressure, the blocking responsible for this mess is still sitting off the coast. it will take two or three days for the storm to slowly weaken and head up in to canada, but it's a cold morning for everyone without power. there is some of that snow still
of course this will be about half of katrina's damage. and of course we know what katrina today and especially the new orleans area. so this is rare territory. and this was a category 1. at one time katrina a category 5. 3 at landfall. so just shows you what happens. even if it's a category 1, if you go in to a very populated area of the country is where this storm made landfall and that's why these numbers are astronomical for on the insurance industry. the loss is just insane. so the storm...
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we're calling fema every other day. >> eliot: if key didn't learn it in katrina, we are learning it now. the romney-ryan budget cuts fema 43%. that's simply outrageous. bad, horrendous public policy. >> and those who advocate that say it can be handled by the private sector. >> eliot: they don't flow what they're talking about. congresswoman carolyn maloney my congresswoman, many thanks for joining me tonight. >> great to see you. >> eliot: other local officials from the storms will join us, and new meaning to the republican line we built that. that's next. >> eliot: who built that was the question that framed the election for a month during the convention season. as the republican party tried to mock the sensible and correct argument made by president obama, the government had, in fact, built much of what made our economy tick. from many of the essential pieces of our infrastructure to thethe great public universities that produce ground-breaking technology and funding research and development all of this is what permits and helps our economy to forge ahead. and put aside for the momen
we're calling fema every other day. >> eliot: if key didn't learn it in katrina, we are learning it now. the romney-ryan budget cuts fema 43%. that's simply outrageous. bad, horrendous public policy. >> and those who advocate that say it can be handled by the private sector. >> eliot: they don't flow what they're talking about. congresswoman carolyn maloney my congresswoman, many thanks for joining me tonight. >> great to see you. >> eliot: other local officials...
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not as big ats katrina but getting in that league. >> geraldo: so if it is in that range, professor, you areprof suggesting this is one of the most expensive storms inms american history? >> yeah. biggest.t the however, look at where it hit. right smack into the financiala center. i'm a native new yorker and well familiar with long beach and rockaway beach, long island, the shoreline of newey jersey, spending summers there. and those places are vulnerablu to this kind of storm and they are not really built for it so we are seeing communities come fleetly devastated and it will be a long process of rebuilding. >> geraldo: is there an economic stimulus impact from, that activity, the rebuilding? >> absolutely. it is kind of paradoxical. although we are are poorer because we lost all thisst property we will actually get a boost to gdp, so to speak,di because people will start spending money again that they didn't spend this week.ng but all of the rebuilding will use lots of folks that are unemployed in the construction sector and industrial capacitya to make generators and what have you
not as big ats katrina but getting in that league. >> geraldo: so if it is in that range, professor, you areprof suggesting this is one of the most expensive storms inms american history? >> yeah. biggest.t the however, look at where it hit. right smack into the financiala center. i'm a native new yorker and well familiar with long beach and rockaway beach, long island, the shoreline of newey jersey, spending summers there. and those places are vulnerablu to this kind of storm and...